Re: 10Base-T vs. 100Base-T (discussion)

From: Grant Edwards (grante_at_visi.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: 12 Nov 2004 03:17:07 GMT

On 2004-11-12, Don <none@given> wrote:

> You're assuming there are only two devices on the wire -- the
> unit in question and "something else" talking to it.

That's pretty much a requirement for 10BaseT and 100BaseT.
They are both point-to-point connections.

> I.e. if you have several devices sharing the wire -- in one or
> more applications -- then the load any one device sees may be
> considerably less (yet still bang the network pretty hard
> overall).

That's only going to be a consideration if you're using a dumb
hub rather than a switch, and dumb hubs are really hard to find
these days. 

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